This tool allows to produce a map which indicates the distance from a single location, such as a ‘walking distance to schools’. Time-based travel maps can be created for different two modes of transportation: foot and motor vehicle. The newly created isochrones are saved as Earthlight layers in the repository. This is how generated and styled instance of Isochrones looks:
- 10 minutes by foot
- 2, 4 and 7 kilometres isochrone with range areas
Generate Isochrone Settings window contains 5 sections:
- Generate based on:
This field allows you to choose a base for generated isochrone. You can select one from the following bases:- Distance from start point – generates isochrone based on the entered distance.
- Time from start point – generates isochrone based on time.
- Value and unit
Here you can enter value and select a unit type for the base selected in the Generate basing on field. This field allows to select one from the following units:Units for Distance from start point base:
meters
kilometers
feet
miles
Units for Time from start point base:
minutes
hours
Generate Isochrone tool accepts 3 types of characters in value field: numbers, commas and dots. You can use them all together in the value field, for example:
Monovalent isochrone
In this scenario, generated isochrone will be based on just one value. This is how already styled monovalent isochrone instance looks:
Multivalent isochrone
In case of multivalent isochrones you need to separate each value with coma "," character.
Multivalent isochrones allows you to display few values in a single isochrone. This is how already styled multivalent isochrone layer looks:
- Locomotion type
This section allows you to select a locomotion type. Earthlight supports two locomotion types: foot and motor vehicle. - Create range areas in results
This option allows you to change the way how isochrones are being generated. The standard method generates only routes (lines). By using Range areas method you can see polygons which completely cover the selected area. This is how already styled multivalent isochrone with range areas layer looks:
- Control buttons
This section contains 2 buttons:- Generate – if all isochrone settings are configured you can click this button to start the operation.
- Cancel – this button is closing the Generate Isochrone Settings window. Settings are not saved.
How to use Generate Isochrone tool.
To generate an isochrone layer please go to Routing tab and select Set Start Point tool.
Click on the map in the location which you want to set as starting point for the new isochrone.
You can also add barriers before creating an isochrone layer. Generated isochrone will be limited by these barriers.
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Now click the Generate Isochrone tool icon.
Generate Isochrone Settings window will appear. You can now configure all settings for the new isochrone. In the upper part of this documentation you can find a detailed description of all fields of Generate Isochrone Settings window. In this instance we will set everything to create a multivalant isochrone (250, 350 and 450 meters) with locomotion type set to car and without range areas. This is how settings window should be configured in this case:
When all settings are prepared you can click Generate button. Save Isochrone Layer dialog window will appear. Please select the location and enter a name for the isochrone layer. Click OK button to accept or Cancel to discard all settings.
When operation is completed a confirmation window is displayed and the layer is automatically added to a map.
The isochrone layer is almost ready. the only thing left is to configure the styles for the layer elements(records).
How to set styles for Isochrone layers.
To learn more about styling isochorne layers please follow this link: Isochrones